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|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | |partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | ||
|date= | |date=3 November 1840 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalat_(Pakistan) Kalat, Baluchistan] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalat_(Pakistan) Kalat, Baluchistan] | ||
|presidency=[[Bombay]] | |presidency=[[Bombay]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.132475,66.639079&z=8&t=h&hl=en 29.132475°N 66.639079°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.132475,66.639079&z=8&t=h&hl=en 29.132475°N 66.639079°E] | ||
|result= | |result=Re-occupation of city | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1= | |combatant1=British and Indians | ||
|combatant2= | |combatant2=Brahui tribesmen | ||
|commander1= | |commander1=[[William Nott|General Sir William Nott]] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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== Synopsis == | |||
General Nott returned from [[Kandahar]] and re-occupied [[Kalat]] on 3 November 1840 after the garrison had fled. Nott appointed Colonel Lewis Stacy as political officer at Kalat before returning to Kandahar. | |||
== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: Kalat<br> | Modern name: Kalat<br> | ||
Variants: Khelat/Kelat/Kelat-e-Kohistan/Kelat-e-Nasseer<br> | Variants: Khelat/Kelat/Kelat-e-Kohistan/Kelat-e-Nasseer<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Afghan Wars] Heritage History<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
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[ | == Historical books on-line == | ||
'' Memoirs and Corresponence of Major-General Sir William Nott Vol I'' by J H Stocqueler Esq 1854 [http://www.archive.org/stream/memoirsandcorre00nottgoog#page/n288/mode/2up Occupation of Khelat] Google Books | |||
[[Category:Battles|Kalat, Capture of]] | |||
[[Category:Affairs in Beloochistan|Kalat, Capture of]] | |||
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Kalat, Capture of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:36, 28 March 2011
| Recovery of Kalat | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 3 November 1840 | |
| Location: | Kalat, Baluchistan | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 29.132475°N 66.639079°E | |
| Result: | Re-occupation of city | |
| Combatants | ||
| British and Indians | Brahui tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Sir William Nott | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Synopsis
General Nott returned from Kandahar and re-occupied Kalat on 3 November 1840 after the garrison had fled. Nott appointed Colonel Lewis Stacy as political officer at Kalat before returning to Kandahar.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kalat
Variants: Khelat/Kelat/Kelat-e-Kohistan/Kelat-e-Nasseer
External Links
Afghan Wars Heritage History
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
Memoirs and Corresponence of Major-General Sir William Nott Vol I by J H Stocqueler Esq 1854 Occupation of Khelat Google Books